الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا Alladhí khalaqal-mawt wal-hayāta liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu ‘amalā Lui, celui qui a créé la mort et la vie afin de vous éprouver (et de savoir) qui de vous est le meilleur en œuvre. (Sūrat al-Mulk, No.67, Āyat 2) Il y a trois points importants permettant de comprendre ce … Read more
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا Wallāhu yurīdu an yatūba ‘alaykum wayurīdul-ladhīna yattabi ‘ūnash-shahawāti an tamīlū maylan ‘azīmā Et Allah veut accueillir votre repentir. Mais ceux qui suivent les passions veulent que vous vous incliniez grandement (vers l’erreur comme ils le font). (Sūrat … Read more
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا Innā ‘aradnal-amānata ‘alas-samāwāti wa-‘aal ardi wal-jibāli fa-abayna an yahmilnahā wa ahsfaqna minhā wa hamalahal-insānu, innahu kāna zalūman jahūlā. Indeed We presented the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to undertake … Read more
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا Waqadimnā ilā mā ‘amilū min ‘amalin faa ‘alnāhu habā’an manthūrā Nous avons considéré l’œuvre qu’ils ont accomplie et Nous l’avons réduite en poussière éparpillée. (Soūrat al-Furqan, No 25, Āyat 23) L’action qu’un être humain accomplit dans ce monde reste gravée pour toujours. Elle prend une … Read more
قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ أَصَلَاتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ نَتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا أَوْ أَنْ نَفْعَلَ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا مَا نَشَاءُ إِنَّكَ لَأَنْتَ الْحَلِيمُ الرَّشِيدُ Qālū yā shu‘aybu asalātuka ta’muruka an natruka mā ya‘budu ābā’unā aw naf‘ala fī amwālinā mā nashā’u innaka la-antal-halīmur-rashīd. They said, ‘O Shu‘ayb, does your prayer enjoin you that we abandon what our fathers have been worshiping, … Read more
وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ Wayusāri‘ūnna fil-khayrāt Et ils concourent aux bonnes œuvres. (Soūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 114) Beaucoup des différentes qualités des personnes vertueuses sont décrites dans le Coran. L’extrait ci-dessus fait partie d’un verset qui parle de certaines de ces qualités. Parmi elles, on retrouve l’habitude de se hâter pour faire le bien. … Read more
قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ Qālū rabbanā ghalabat ‘alaynā shiqwatunā wakunna qawman dāllīn They will say, ‘Our Lord! Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were an astray lot. (Sūrat al-Mu’minūn, No 23, Āyat 106) On the Day of Judgment, people will give many excuses for the wrong they did in this world. … Read more
قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ Qālū rabbanā ghalabat ‘alaynā shiqwatunā wakunna qawman dāllīn They will say, ‘Our Lord! Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were an astray lot. (Sūrat al-Mu’minūn, No 23, Āyat 106) On the Day of Judgment, people will give many excuses for the wrong they did in this world. … Read more
وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ Wayusāri‘ūnna fil-khayrāt Et ils concourent aux bonnes œuvres. (Soūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 114) Beaucoup des différentes qualités des personnes vertueuses sont décrites dans le Coran. L’extrait ci-dessus fait partie d’un verset qui parle de certaines de ces qualités. Parmi elles, on retrouve l’habitude de se hâter pour faire le bien. … Read more
This course will look at the various strategies used by the twelve Imams to guide the Ummah towards Allah through individual and social growth. The course will be based on the series of books ‘The Lives of the Twelve’ by the late historian Shaykh Mahdi Pishavi. This semester will focus on the Imam Ali, Imam … Read more